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If climate change is a serious threat and sea levels are going to rise or are rising, why don’t we see real-estate prices drastically decreasing around coastal areas?

22763 upvotes • redditUserError404

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When a person gets a cut, is it better to wipe off the blood or let the blood coagulate to protect the cut?

22507 upvotes • coosdude

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The recent fire in London was traced to an electrical fault in a fridge freezer. How can you trace with such accuracy what was the single appliance that caused it?

22236 upvotes • Teacob

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The video game "Subnautica" depicts an alien planet with many exotic underwater ecosystems. One of these is a "lava zone" where molten lava stays in liquid form under the sea. Is this possible?

21930 upvotes • StandsForVice

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Similar to increasing wealth gap, are we experiencing an increasing educational gap? Are well-educated getting more educated and under-educated staying under-educated?

21805 upvotes • akuataja

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Why do we use pillows now when we sleep? Did we need this during the prehistoric/ancient age? What changed?

21796 upvotes • dotanesca

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Why are Primates incapable of Human speech, while lesser animals such as Parrots can emulate Human speech?

21629 upvotes • HBOTB2

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If light can travel freely through space, why isn’t the Earth perfectly lit all the time? Where does all the light from all the stars get lost?

21471 upvotes • monorailmx

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Why do computers and game consoles need to restart in order to install software updates?

21358 upvotes • DerangedDog1

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If each day is only 23h56m4s, over the course of 4 years, we accumulate 95.7 hours of unaccounted time when approximating each day to 24 hours. We give ourselves one extra day in February, which accounts for only 24 hours of that extra time, but where does that extra 71.7 hours go?

21128 upvotes • fornoggg

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If climate change is a serious threat and sea levels are going to rise or are rising, why don’t we see real-estate prices drastically decreasing around coastal areas?	22763	redditUserError404
When a person gets a cut, is it better to wipe off the blood or let the blood coagulate to protect the cut?	22507	coosdude
The recent fire in London was traced to an electrical fault in a fridge freezer. How can you trace with such accuracy what was the single appliance that caused it?	22236	Teacob
The video game "Subnautica" depicts an alien planet with many exotic underwater ecosystems. One of these is a "lava zone" where molten lava stays in liquid form under the sea. Is this possible?	21930	StandsForVice
Similar to increasing wealth gap, are we experiencing an increasing educational gap? Are well-educated getting more educated and under-educated staying under-educated?	21805	akuataja
Why do we use pillows now when we sleep? Did we need this during the prehistoric/ancient age? What changed?	21796	dotanesca
Why are Primates incapable of Human speech, while lesser animals such as Parrots can emulate Human speech?	21629	HBOTB2
If light can travel freely through space, why isn’t the Earth perfectly lit all the time? Where does all the light from all the stars get lost?	21471	monorailmx
Why do computers and game consoles need to restart in order to install software updates?	21358	DerangedDog1
If each day is only 23h56m4s, over the course of 4 years, we accumulate 95.7 hours of unaccounted time when approximating each day to 24 hours. We give ourselves one extra day in February, which accounts for only 24 hours of that extra time, but where does that extra 71.7 hours go?	21128	fornoggg